Bursting with lemon and juicy blueberries, these cupcakes are topped with a tangy lemon cream cheese frosting—fresh, fruity, and bakery-worthy!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
1 ½cupsall-purpose flour
1 ½tspsbaking powder
½tspfine sea salt
½cupunsalted butterat room temperature
1cupgranulated sugar
2large eggsat room temperature
2lemonszested and juiced
½tspvanilla extract
½cupbuttermilk
¾cupblueberries
Lemon Frosting
½cupunsalted butterat room temperature
8ouncescream cheeseat room temperature
3-4cupspowdered sugar and more as needed
1lemonzested and juiced
1tspvanilla extract
Pinchsalt
Topping
Lemon zestoptional
Fresh blueberriesoptional
Instructions
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
In another large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy, for 3 minutes.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing just until combined. Then add lemon zest, 3 tbsp of lemon juice, and vanilla, and mix until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to ensure everything is well combined.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk, and mix until just combined.
Gently fold in the blueberries with a rubber spatula.
Use a large cookie scoop to portion the batter into the cupcake pan, filling each tin around 3/4 full.
Bake for 20 mins, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool completely before serving.
Lemon Frosting
In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
Add powdered sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice, zest, vanilla, and salt. Mix until creamy. If you need to adjust the consistency, add a dash of milk to thin it or a couple of tbsp of powdered sugar to thicken it.
Once the cupcakes are cooled, pipe or spread the frosting on top of each one.
If desired, top the frosted cupcakes with blueberries and lemon zest.
Notes
Blueberries: If using frozen, don't thaw them first. You can also toss them with a teaspoon of flour to stop them from sinking in the batter.
Butter and cream cheese: Remember to leave both of these out for an hour before starting, or you can use these tips to soften them quickly.